Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 4,534 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Iceland, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4,534 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 212.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Iceland peaked at 4,534 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,160 current US$ per person, in 1996.
Iceland ranks 7th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,160 current US$ per person | — |
| 1997 | 1,206 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,456 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 1,586 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 1,297 current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 1,810 current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 2,393 current US$ per person | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 3,340 current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 2006 | 3,568 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4,288 current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 1,452 current US$ per person | -66.1% |
| 2021 | 2,029 current US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 3,952 current US$ per person | +94.8% |
| 2023 | 4,240 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 4,534 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,352 current US$ per person | 1,160 current US$ per person | 1,586 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,783 current US$ per person | 1,297 current US$ per person | 4,288 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,241 current US$ per person | 1,452 current US$ per person | 4,534 current US$ per person | 5 |
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More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Iceland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Iceland was 4,534 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,534 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,160 current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.